Island teen charged in vicious assault

By
Peter Sutters

Posted Jul 26, 2018 at 2:52 PMUpdated Jul 26, 2018 at 3:00 PM

(July 26, 2018) An Essex Road teen is facing a charge of assault and battery for allegedly punching a man until he fell to the ground and then stomping on his head, chipping two of his teeth and cutting his face, according to police.

Alex Small, 18, of 24 Essex Road, was arraigned Tuesday on a single July 22 count of assault and battery. He had a not-guilty plea entered on his behalf and was ordered to stay away and have no contact with the victim and return to court Oct. 9 for a pretrial hearing.

According to a statement of facts submitted to the court by the Nantucket Police Department, officers were called to a Lyons Lane residence just before midnight Saturday for the report of an unconscious male. By the time they arrived, the man had regained consciousness and police observed his face to be swollen with multiple lacerations and two chipped teeth, the report said.

Police interviewed witnesses who said Small "punched (the victim) several times, one of which knocked (the victim) unconscious."

"Small then used his foot to stomp on (the victim's) head and neck area once he was on the ground," the report said.

The statement of facts said Small was to be charged with assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot), but he was arraigned only on the single assault and battery charge.

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